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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Counterterrorism Evolves".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the late 1970s, what began to get directly involved in counter-terrorist operations?
(a) The White House.
(b) The FAA.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The FBI.

2. The hijackers where reported to have all of the following weapons except:
(a) Mace.
(b) Taser.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Knife.

3. After WWII, what was the chief agency involved in setting foreign policy and advising the President on foreign policy?
(a) The Defense Department.
(b) The State Department.
(c) The Justice Department.
(d) The Vice President.

4. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?
(a) After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed.
(b) After United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
(c) Before American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.
(d) After American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.

5. By 1991, bin Laden had forged alliances with Muslim terrorist groups and succeeded in recruiting _________ Muslims for terrorist attacks against U.S. targets.
(a) American.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Korean.
(d) African.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

2. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?

3. What "base" or "foundation" did Bin Laden establish to preserve his military structure for future jihads?

4. Where did the majority of the hijackers sit in the airplane?

5. In what country did Bin Laden and Zawahiri published a Fatwa in an Arabic newspaper?

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